I'm having a hard time understanding this concept (like I do with most things relating to Steemit haha), <b>but</b> could this not just result in 'cliques'  forming? Currently I feel like minnows band together largely as one and then whales band together, in regards to who they communicate with regularly and where votes are allocated (of course there are exceptions). Wouldn't this mean when users select their '30', groups with high influence will form, and so will groups with low influence - because that's who they know? Wouldn't this be a similar version to what we have now? And wouldn't that make it just as hard for minnows to rise through the ranks? Correct me if I'm wrong.